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Most of us think ants are just pests. But not Brian Fisher. Known as "The Ant Guy," he's on a mission to show the world just how important and amazing these little creatures are and in the process, catalog all of the world's 30,000 ant species before they become casualties of habitat loss. But he can't do it without our help.

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Most of us think ants are just pests. But not Brian Fisher. Known as "The Ant Guy," he's on a mission to show the world just how important and amazing these little creatures are and in the process, catalog all of the world's 30,000 ant species before they become casualties of habitat loss. But he can't do it without our help.

California farmers depend on bees to pollinate the state's multi-billion-dollar fruit and nut crops, but in recent years thousands of bee colonies have disappeared around the country. Meet two Northern California researchers looking for ways to make sure we always have bees to pollinate our crops.

Covers social insects and behaviors that come with societies. It looks at relationships between ant colonies and evolution has led some species to become totally dependent on slaves and others on farming.

This study guide summarizes the ecology, body structure, and reproduction of sponges, cnidarians, flatworms, roundworms, mollusks, annelids, arthropods, insects, and echinoderms. It also includes further classification of arthropods and echinoderms.